This native groundcover is commonly known as trim shield fern.
Lastreopsis decomposita is described as a "fern" in the Dryopteridaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 8 Fraser Coast localities: Craignish, Doongul, Dundowran Beach, Howard, Malarga, Mount Urah, St Mary, Takura.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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